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Petition · past parliament

Allow the 1.3 million British citizens living in the EU to vote on Remain

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

1.3 million people were disenfranchised by the 2016 referendum. The very people who were most effected by it. The 1973 joining of the EU included the votes of everyone who might seek to live and work in the EU but the rushed 2016 referendum excluded them. This was flawed.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Give voting rights to EU citizens in the UK and Brits abroad in a People's Vote

Timeline

5 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
11 Jan 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Jan 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.